Stock-watering tank



F. E PIERSON STOCK WATERING'TANK Filed Dec. 16. 1925 nventor Patented May 24, 1927. i

srooK-wA rERING TAN-K.

Application filed December is, 1925. Serial No; 75,792. i

This invention relates to a stock watering tank and has more particular reference to a construction whereby the "same is opened by vide a simple and efficient means wherein the action of the stock walking upon a platform. a V V vThe primary object of the invention isto provide a watering tank of' the 'aforemenf tioned' character wherein the same is normally closed in order that the contents thereof will not readily freeze during cold weather. A 1

A further and important ob ect is to prothe lid of thetank may bereadily moved to open position by the'tactionl of the stock through the mediumof a simple and highly efficient mechanism.

WVith the above and other objects in view as the natureof the invention is 'betterunderstood, the same comprises the novel form,

combination and arrangement of parts here- Such a downward movement will pull upon, the cables 13-13 in a reverse direction, and

inafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed. 7

In the drawing wherein like reference characters designate correspondingparts throughout the several viewsz' Figure 1 is a side elevation of my im-",

proved watering tank, the lid --there0f'together with its operating mechanism is shown in full and dotted line position, and Figure 2 is a front elevation of the tank.

Now having particular "reference to the 1 drawing, f5 designates a tank; of predetermined capacity, that is provided with a -sectional lid 6 at its upper open end, one half of which, designated 6, is hinged as at 7,;to the other half in order that it may bemovedto open position as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1 whereby access may be had to the contents of the tank by the animals.

In order that the hinged portion 6 of said lid may be moved to open position by; the actionof the stock, there is provided a platform 8-that is suitably pivoted adjacent its outer end to a support 9.. 'The forward end ofthis platform being out out on'an arc as indicated at 10 in order that thesides thereof may extend around the tank between vertical standards 11-11 in spaced relation with diametrically opposed points of the.

tank, as clearly shown in Figure 2;

The platform 8 is provided at opposite sides of said tank 5 with vertical arms rL'oYD E." 1=IE3soN, oi '"olikinKNDiiio'wAi 12-12, from i which extend cables 13-13 i that are trained Over pulleys 14r-14: at the upper innersides of said standards'.11-11 I which standards are connected through the medium of a crossbar 15 at the upper end i. thereof; The cables 13-13 then extend in-i' wardly and downwardly and are secured to 12-12 as to maintain the platform in the upwardly inclined position as shown in both veni'ently pass thereon. The'weight, of the weighted bar 16 and consequently the platform 8 w ll be. moved downwardly to the dotted l1ne position shown in Figure 1.

the figures, in order thatthe stock may coni Q stock will overcome the action of the consequently the cross weighted bars 16,

order that tank. r, j a 1 It will be seen thatI have provided highly novel, simple, andeflicient form of stock Watering tank wherein the same will 4 be normally closed, butto which access may the stockin, a simple" be readily gained by a-ndefficient manner. r

Minorehanges in'ay be made in the inven- 3 tion without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claim;

I claim as new is which through the action of the cable 17.." raises the lid section 6 of said lid to the open dotted line position of Figure 1 in t the stock may drink from the 7 r ,Having thus described lie inventlon, what 7 In a" stock watering. device of the class I described, a receptacle having; a hinged lid,

vertical standardsfon oppositesides of the tank, a bar extending;across the upper ends of the standard,a platform pivoted adjacent its outer end, the innerend ,being'cut out to conform to the, contour ofthe receptacle,

arms extendingv upwardly from the inner end portion rof the pivoted platform and disposedbetween the receptacle and the respective standards, cables connected to the upper ends of the arm's-of said platform and extending upwardly adjacent the standards,

standards and over Which the cables are trained, a Weighted bar, the other ends of the cables being attached to saidbar, and an additional cable connecting the Weighted bar with the hinged lid, said Weighted ,barhand said last mentioned cable cooperatingto return the lid to a cloeed position and siinultaneously raise the inner end of the platform when pressure is relieved from the pivoted platform.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FLOYD n-HEnsoN. 

